What happened before a missing Missouri doctor was found dead is largely a mystery. What we do and don’t know about John Forsyth’s disappearance.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
South Carolina gas station owner chased, fatally shot 14-year-old, police say
Columbia, South Carolina gas station owner Rick Chow was charged with murder after officials say he chased a 14-year-old boy and shot him in the back.
Most US teachers think schools would be less safe if they were armed, survey finds
Most teachers think schools would be less safe if they were armed, a poll found. Teachers also didn’t think shootings were the biggest safety threat.
Mother of Aderrien Murray, 11-year-old boy shot by Mississippi police, files lawsuit
The suit accuses Officer Greg Capers of failing to assess the situation to respond appropriately before firing his weapon.
Gun violence rages with at least 20 mass shootings recorded over Memorial Day Weekend
The Gun Violence Archive logged 20 incidents in which at least four people were injured or killed, not including the shooters.
VP Harris becomes 1st woman to give a commencement speech at West Point. It was founded 200+ years ago.
Harris is the first woman and person of color to serve as the vice president of the U.S. About one-quarter of the West Point student body are women.
Heading to the beach? These US beaches will be dangerous or gross this holiday weekend.
While Americans flock to beaches to celebrate the unofficial start of summer this weekend, they might face bad weather or bothersome seaweed.
Reports: Brian Laundrie’s mom wrote him letter saying she would help ‘dispose of a body’
A letter that said “burn after reading” written by the mother of Brian Laundrie, who killed Gabby Petito, was ordered released to Petito’s parents.
Georgia man recently released from prison for bank robbery tried to rob the bank again, then turned himself in
A Georgia man recently released from prison for robbing a bank a decade ago tried to rob the bank again, then turned himself in, officials said.
Hoax shooting at Massachusetts school caused chaos. Then a cop mistakenly fired a gun.
An officer responding to a hoax active shooter call at a Massachusetts prep school inadvertently made the situation worse by accidentally firing a gun.